Oscar Niemeyer WeserberglandThis weekend, Hamelin and the surrounding area is again the venue for a wide variety of celebrations, cultural events and musical performances. Look forward to a varied program in and around Hamelin. More than 100 articles every day Be informed quickly and up-to-date No subscription, no costs All you have to do is … Read more
King Charles III and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) Charles provides the pragmatic superstructure for a partnership between the UK and the EU. (Photo: Reuters) London “Why do Germans love the royal family so much?” asked the conservative London daily “The Telegraph” on the occasion of King Charles III’s state visit. The 74-year-old monarch tried … Read more
DAVENPORT/WASHINGTON A few months ago, the ex-president was the first Republican to announce his candidacy for the next election. Trump’s choice of words for 2024 has a bitter aftertaste after he hasn’t conceded defeat in the 2020 election and launched a campaign against the outcome that ended in an unprecedented outburst of violence. Trump supporters … Read more
There are several ways to celebrate Christmas. But how did the illustrious figures of contemporary history deal with it? Some have noticed: A mosaic of the holidays. Chemnitz. Hans Christian Andersen he had traveled from Copenhagen to Berlin in 1845 because he hoped to get close to the singer Jenny Lind, also known as “the … Read more
– Hongkong As in the previous two years, a candlelight vigil on the anniversary of the bloody crackdown on June 4, 1989 was prohibited. Police officers patrolled and cordoned off Hong Kong’s Victoria Park on Saturday. For a long time, the special administrative region was the only place in China where the victims of the … Read more
– anniversary Participants in a commemoration event at the North Cemetery in Dresden. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa – (Photo: dpa) – – – – In addition to Lord Mayor Dirk Hilbert “With a view to the destruction of Dresden, we must not only look at 1945, but must broaden our perspective to the period between 1933 … Read more
Like many radio stations, SWR1 will also interrupt its current program on September 11, 2001. Unlike the Tagesschau, which can initially only switch to the correspondents in Washington, the ARD radio also has a studio in New York, where correspondent Thomas Nehls gives one interview after the other that afternoon and is later switched to … Read more
– Corona In the course of the corona pandemic, life expectancy has fallen in many countries. Photo: Paul Hennessy / SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire / dpa – (Photo: dpa) – – – – In some countries the progress of the past few years has been ruined in a short time, report researchers from … Read more
– Stumbling blocks Artist Gunter Demnig sweeps away the stumbling blocks he has laid in Hamburg’s Talstrasse. Photo: Axel Heimken / dpa – (Photo: dpa) – – – – “6,000 stumbling blocks in the city, that is, 6,000 times confrontation with a past for which we have to take responsibility,” said Hamburg’s Senator for Culture … Read more
The expression comes from the legendary machine gun 08/15. This got its name in a similar way to how the various software versions are today. Just as Word got version “5.1” at some point, iTunes version “9.2” and so on, so there was MG 08/15 at that time. “08” because the basic model was introduced … Read more